BY KIRSTEN E. PAULSON
There’s a new name for one of Queens’ biggest hospitals.
New York Hospital Queens was renamed on July 1 as NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. The name change comes as a result of the hospital’s takeover by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, which was prompted by the need and desire to improve access to state-of-the-art care for Queens residents.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, located in Flushing, has been a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System for more than 22 years and serves Queens with 535 beds and medical services in 14 departments. Every year, the hospital performs 15,000 surgeries and delivers 4,000 babies, and also provides 162,000 ambulatory visits and 124,000 emergency service visits.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, based in New York City, is one of the largest hospitals in the U.S. with 2,600 beds across six campuses in New York City and Westchester. It is the number one hospital in the five boroughs, and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
It is NewYork-Presbyterian’s affiliation with Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons that stands to make the merge beneficial to Queens residents who rely on NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens for health care services. Both institutions are among the leading medical colleges in the country.
“We are pleased to have strengthened our relationship with the leadership, trustees, doctors and staff of New York Hospital Queens,” said Dr. Laura Forese, president of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System. “Together with Weill Cornell Medical College, we look forward to continuing to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to residents of Queens, as well as enhancing access to the world-class care offered at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s six campuses in Manhattan and Westchester.”
“Our long relationship with NewYork-Presbyterian has contributed enormous value. As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, it is becoming increasingly important to work more closely in mutually beneficial relationships that enhance effectiveness and improve quality,” said Stephen S. Mills, president of NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. “By establishing this closer relationship with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, one of the country’s leading academic medical centers, we will be able to offer our patients access to cutting-edge treatments in every area of medicine, as well as the same outstanding care that we have provided at our hospital for years.”
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